Bayswater Power Station, New South Wales

Bayswater Power Station
Bayswater Power Station with coal
Bayswater Power Station in New South Wales
Country	Australia
Location	Hunter Region, New South Wales
Coordinates	32°23′45″S 150°56′57″E / 32.39583°S 150.94917°E / -32.39583; 150.94917Coordinates: 32°23′45″S 150°56′57″E / 32.39583°S 150.94917°E / -32.39583; 150.94917
Commission date	1985-1986
Owner(s)	AGL Energy
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	coal
Type	Steam turbine
Cooling source	Hunter River
Power generation
Units operational	4 × 660 megawatts (890,000 hp)
Make and model	Tokyo Shibaura Electric (Japan)
Nameplate capacity	2,640 MW
Estimated output	17,000 GW·h
Website www.macgen.com.au

Bayswater Power Station is a bituminous (black) coal-powered thermal power station with four 660 megawatts (890,000 hp) Tokyo Shibaura Electric (Japan) steam driven turbo alternators for a combined capacity of 2,640 megawatts (3,540,000 hp). Commissioned between 1985 and 1986, the station is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) from Muswellbrook, and 28 km (17 mi) from Singleton in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.

Prior to September 2014 Bayswater Power Station was part of NSW Government power producer, Macquarie Generation. Macquarie Generation was acquired by AGL Energy in September 2014.

The first generator was completed in 1985, and the remaining three generators progressively that same year and throughout 1986.

Bayswater draws its cooling water from the Hunter River under water entitlements negotiated with the government of New South Wales. The Barnard River Scheme also allows Bayswater and Liddell to transfer water from the upper Manning River catchment into the Hunter River for their use. Much of the coal is supplied by overland conveyors from mines it shares with the nearby Liddell Power Station.

Coal consumption is around 8 megatonnes (8,800,000 short tons) per annum and produces around 17,000 gigawatt-hours (61,000 TJ) of electricity a year. This is enough power for 2 million average Australian homes and families.

Carbon Monitoring for Action estimates this power station emits 19.80 million tonnes of greenhouse gases each year as a result of burning coal. In 2010 the Australian Government announced the introduction of a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme to help combat climate change. It is expected to impact on emissions from power stations. The National Pollutant Inventory provides details of a range of pollutant emissions, including CO, estimated at 1,600,000 kilograms (3,500,000 lb) for the year ending 30 June 2011.